Improved sad-ieon



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TO LL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, P. B. HOOD, of Milford, in the county of Hillsborough, andState of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful improvement in Sad-Iron; and I do 4hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart' ofthis specification.

My invention consists in constructing a sad-iron with a metallic face and handle, and with the body of the article composed of soap-stone.

The drawing represents a vertical section of my sad-iron.

A is .the body of thesad-iron. B is the face, and C `is the handle. D is a screw which holds the parts together. E is a nut attached to the faceplate. y It is well known that steatite or soap-stone is a great heatretaining substance, which renders it particularly adapted to purposes where frequent heating is not desirable. It is a substance considered almost ,infusible, and when heated it radiates its heat very slowly, except when in Contact with metallic surfaces. v It is this quality which renders it so valuable for the use to which I have applied it. In constructing the sad-iron after my plan, I form` the face B witha flange around it suiciently high to keep the stone in place, and the stone is so lshaped on the bottom that itjust setswithin the ange; and on the face-plate a is the flange. Through the stone there is a hole, the lower portion of which is large enough to receive the projection B on the plate, which forms a nut for the screw D. The handle C is set upon the top of the stone, or it may be sunk into it, as seen in the drawing. The screw D passes down through the handle and through the stone, and fits into the nut, as seen in the drawing, thus holding the three parts rmly together.

I do not conne mys'eli` to any particular metal for the face of the sad-iron, nor do I conne myself to steatite or soap-stone exclusively for the body of the sad-iron. Other varieties of free-stone may be used, and also compositions of diiierent' kinds; but I prefer the soap-stone.

What I claim `as new, and desire to Secure byvLetters Patent, is-' A sad-iron composed of a metallic face, and with a body of soap-stone, when constructed and arranged sub- Stantiallyas herein shown and described.

PHINEAS B. HOOD.

Witnesses: v

BAINBRIDGE WADLEIGH, CHARLES W. LIVEnMonn. 

